HB55
Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Rip Sullivan (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authority; civil penalties.
Authorizes counties and cities in Planning Districts 8, 9, 15, and 16 to place and operate noise abatement monitoring systems, defined in the bill, on any highway located in the locality for the purpose of recording and enforcing exhaust system violations, also defined in the bill. The bill provides that ... (More) the operator of a vehicle is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $100, but the violation shall not be reported on the driver's operating record or to the driver's insurance agency. Under the bill, the civil penalty will be paid to the locality in which the violation occurred to be used for the cost of administering the noise abatement monitoring system program and for transportation safety initiatives. The bill contains the same data privacy and storage requirements as are in current law for photo speed monitoring devices. The bill requires any locality that places and operates such a noise abatement monitoring system to report on its public website by January 15 of each year on the number of traffic violations prosecuted, the number of successful prosecutions, and the total amount of monetary civil penalties collected. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028. This bill incorporates HB 1349. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/29/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101258D
- 12/29/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Incorporates HB1349 (McAuliff)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 6-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107384D-H1
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/13/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendment (7-Y 6-N 2-A)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Transportation Amendment agreed to
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Defeated by Senate agreed to (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Floor offered
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Senator Perkarsky Amendments agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
